15.     REPORT, Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods, recommending to the City Council to take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on a WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Gomes, Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Rebeiro and Council President Morad, requesting, that the Fire Chief Gomes and the Administration report to the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods as to what is the delay in the reconstruction of the downtown fire station which had a three month plan of completion; and further, if this project completion continues to be delayed, action must be taken to address the housing of Ladder One and Engine One under the original plan proposed by this Councillor, said plan would be to locate Ladder One at Liberty Street and rent a house camper for the firefighters and place Engine One on Kempton Street at former Station Three, strong consideration has to be taken in light of the weather conditions changing and Engine One cannot be kept outside once the inclement weather and freezing temperatures approach which would not be good for the mechanics of that apparatus or in the best interest of response time to the residents living in high-rise units and the business community of the central and west areas of the City.

15a.     WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Gomes, Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Rebeiro and Council President Morad, requesting, that the Fire Chief Gomes and the Administration report to the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods as to what is the delay in the reconstruction of the downtown fire station which had a three month plan of completion; and further, if this project completion continues to be delayed, action must be taken to address the housing of Ladder One and Engine One under the original plan proposed by this Councillor, said plan would be to locate Ladder One at Liberty Street and rent a house camper for the firefighters and place Engine One on Kempton Street at former Station Three, strong consideration has to be taken in light of the weather conditions changing and Engine One cannot be kept outside once the inclement weather and freezing temperatures approach which would not be good for the mechanics of that apparatus or in the best interest of response time to the residents living in high-rise units and the business community of the central and west areas of the City. (Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods – October 11, 2018.)